HealthPartners is currently hiring for a Senior Cloud and Platform Engineer - Virtuwell. The engineer works within a high energy, self-directed team, often pairing, to build and operate internal cloud and other platforms. The engineer codes and tests automated solutions with a focus on providing optimal platforms. It also maintains and operates platforms with high uptime requirements and works across all system layers with a focus on enablement, continuous innovation, and adaptation.

We're seeking engineers with a passion for observability, automation, high availability, continuous improvement, and quality code. As a senior level staff member, it will mentor junior staff as part of the team's continuous learning environment and will often represent the team as a subject matter expert.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field
• 6+ years of experience in software development
• 4+ years of operations experience
• Exceptional understanding of software principals and ability to code.
• Exceptional understanding of automation and how to apply it to remove barriers and increase reliability.
• Strong understanding and experience with architecting, designing, and automating within a public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Understanding of Cloud principles.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Splunk, Kafka, Nutanix and others are highly valued.
• Understanding of use and operation of tools like Bit Bucket, GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub/GitHub Actions, Confluence, Bamboo
• Experience with Scripting like bash, Python or similar.
• Experience with, Ansible, Jenkins.
• Experience with SQL and Microsoft SQL Server
• Understanding of infrastructure like storage, networking, routing, firewall, load balancers, DNS, operating systems, VMs.
• Understanding of architectures such as Micro services, SOA, J2EE, Enterprise Service Bus.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex ideas in written and verbal forms.
• Proven ability to work in an Agile environment.

Hours/Location:

• M-F; Days
• Position may work remotely but will prefer local/regional candidates for occasional onsite needs.
• Will join a weekly on-call rotation (approximately every 8th week).

Accountabilities:

• Automates relentlessly, following continuous integration/continuous delivery practices.
• Participates in the development and communication of DevOps principles and activities.
• Installs, automates, and operates tools that enable our developers and systems.
• Deploys, scales, and runs distributed software at scale, understanding service dependencies.
• Monitors application performance and exposes metrics for everyone.
• Designs and conducts platform/application tests, including functionality, availability, load/stress and performance.
• Troubleshoots development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• Participates within high availability and disaster recovery testing.
• Creates documentation required for smooth operation.
• Participates in a team environment which thrives on transparency and trust.
• Guides and mentors junior-level staff.
• Participates in a rotating on-call pool.
• Performs other duties as assigned.